Part of this re-organisation involved stopping the main village street at the gates to the Hall and creating a by-pass which has become the present day A19.

It had received many objections from the local populace, the City of York Council, and wildlife groups, nonetheless, it is predicted to be resubmitted.

The seat of the Lord of the Manor, it was rebuilt in grand style about 1690 with a park of over 450 acres (180 ha), and would be much extended and improved in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1763 John Carr of York was employed to design additions to the building adding a range which abuts the north front and extending beyond it to both east and west.

The Hall and Escrick estates passed to the present owners, the Forbes Adam family, on the death of Beilby Lawley in 1920.

Features include: Ionic Temple, 'Menagerie' farm, pond, topiary, woodland walks, and extensive woodland rides which includes a well built cross country horse riding circuit leading through the former 450-acre (180 ha) Deer Park in front of the original family house.

The present building, designed in Victorian Gothic style by architect Francis Penrose, was built at the expense of Beilby Lawley in 1857.